Austria/ UK - Julius Blum, an Austrian manufacturer of top-quality slides, hinges and other products for kitchen units, uses 3-axis and 5-axis machining centres from Roeders to help maintain the company’s international reputation as an innovator and technology leader.

One of the UK’s leading aluminium casting foundries, Alucast, is celebrating its 50th birthday in style after announcing plans for a new £1.2m technical centre and machine shop.

Numerous highlights that will be presented at the Moulding Expo Trade Fair and the latest innovations in die, tool and mould making.

You don’t often hear of someone claiming to have been surrounded by wire-cut EDM systems as a child. But Andreas Hornung, the managing director of Hornung, fondly remembers the machines of his father’s firm. Today, the company is equipped with several machines from Mitsubishi Electric.

The remarkable strength-to-weight ratio and highly corrosion-resistant properties of titanium have resulted in the ever-growing use of this important engineering material in many demanding sectors. Current developments make the cutting of the material more effective.

An independent study at the Technische Universität (TU) Darmstadt in Germany shows that customers who invest in multiple, affordable CNC machine tools instead of one or two high-end, special purpose machines benefit in many respects. By Stephan Möller, MBMC

Wire erosion is a very versatile method. As long as a material is conductive, it can be machined with EDM. The downside of the process, like its speed, are compensated by its accuracy, low running costs and minimal requirements for human intervention.

Company founder receives top award from Indian machine tool association.

As a precision manufacturer at the high end of its sector, Eropräzisa makes no compromises with its milling tools. This is why, for the last few years, it has decided to commit to using the MMC Hitachi Tool range of tools for 'hard milling' operations, i.e., machining after the heat treatment process.

Poland/Australia – Tool manufacturer Fanar is known for its uncompromising quality. The Polish company supplies a wide range of cutting tools for threading, drilling, milling and turning. Technical Director Dariusz Ptaszkiewicz explains how they found a solution to produce tools for a highly demanding market.